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Mar 17, 2016Whether a rocker ("Dark Energy"), ballad ("Birds of Paradise"), or combo ("Deeply Ordered Chaos"), the Cult compels with unrelieved tension, not bluster.
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Feb 12, 2016Hidden City would have made a great EP, but falls far short of the mark as an album. It closes this arbitrary trilogy on a strange and unsatisfying note.
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MagnetFeb 12, 2016There's a lingering, forced feel and more than a few questionable stylistic decisions. [No. 128, p.55]
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Feb 8, 2016Sometimes there's a feeling of business as usual--both 'Heathens' and 'Avalanche Of Light' fall into that category--but then when your legacy is as distinguished as The Cult's, such a trait should not be scoffed at.
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Q MagazineFeb 4, 2016Deviations aren't needed when you can enjoy Hidden City for what it is: a Cult record. [Mar 2016, p.108]
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Feb 4, 2016As ever in Cultworld, ch-ch-ch-changes find them at their best.
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MojoFeb 1, 2016Recent world events demand some kind of visceral response, and sonically, musically and emotionally, Hidden City's primal, from-the-heart worldview represents just that, unwittingly or not. [Mar 2016, p.90]
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Feb 1, 2016In a different musical climate, the driving No Love Lost, the U2-aping Dance The Night and the beautiful Birds Of Paradise would all be hit singles, but even if The Cult’s commercial heyday is firmly in their rear-view mirror, album number ten is a reminder that they’re gracefully assuming ‘national treasure’ status.
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Feb 1, 2016There are moments of genius here and there, so do investigate if you find yourself humming Lil’ Devil from time to time.
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UncutFeb 1, 2016Though occasionally betraying signs of metal fatigue, mostly Hidden City is vibrant fun. [Mar 2016, p.72]
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